Memento Mori No.4

Very interesting subject. I love a drawing challenge, and this skull with it multiple planes is more of one than I thought it would be. To describe form, think light and shade and it will explain the object.

Memento Mori No.4, Graphite pencil with white chalk on Strathmore toned paper, 5.5 x 8.5 inches

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Memento Mori No.3

The more you know about a subject, the more you’ll discover what you don’t, and the more you will want to learn. As I pursue these drawings, it is beginning to shed new light on how I look at the face, I am beginning to see the structural framework of the skull in people’s faces and visualizing all the relationships of the features.

Memento Mori No.3, Graphite pencil with white chalk on Strathmore toned paper, 5.5 x 8.5 inches

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Memento Mori No.2

Learning the proportions of the head, by understanding the anatomy of the skull.

The two main parts of the skull, (Cranium) the skull and (Mandible) the lower jaw and chin.

The round cap of the skull, (Calvaria) the bony ridge below the eyebrow (Supercialiary Arch) the (Zygomatic Bone) commonly referred to as the cheekbone. The goal is to expand my practical understanding of anatomy and the ability to apply it to observations from life.

Memento Mori No.2, Graphite pencil with white chalk on Strathmore toned paper, 5.5 x 8.5 inches

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Memento Mori - No.1

"Say Hello to my little friend!"

Received this great anatomy skull for my Birthday, going to be working on some drawings.

Memento Mori I, Graphite pencil with White chalk on Strathmore toned paper, 5.5 x 8.5 inches

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The Fourth of July by Childe Hassam

The Fourth of July by Childe Hassam, 1916, oil on canvas, 36 x 26 inches

This patriotic flag painting was painted by the American Impressionist Childe Hassam (1859-1935).

I believe it to be a street in NY city, one of several pieces he produced in this genre. These are some of the most distinctive and famous works by the artist. There were around thirty painting in his "Flag series". (Notice the flag in the foreground and how it has only 48 stars as Alaska and Hawaii were not yet states in 1916.)  Always an inspiration and one of my favorite artists.

Happy 4th of July!

To learn more about Childe Hassam click this link.

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